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Opening Arguments

Every episode, legal expert Andrew and comic relief Thomas will tackle a popular legal topic and give you all the tools you need to understand the issue and win every argument you have on Facebook, wi... Read more

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OA107: Adnan Syed Obviously Did It (Also: You Can Learn About Patents!)

OA107: Adnan Syed Obviously Did It (Also: You Can Learn About Patents!)

Today's super-sized show -- at long last! --  discusses season 1 of the Serial podcast.  Even if you haven't heard Seria... Read more

26 Sep 2017

1hr 26mins

Ranked #2

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OA254: Mueller, She Wrote!

OA254: Mueller, She Wrote!

Today's episode features a long interview with AG, the spectacular co-host of the Mueller, She Wrote podcast.  She helps... Read more

19 Feb 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #3

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OA264: The Barr Summary of the Mueller Report

OA264: The Barr Summary of the Mueller Report

Today's emergency, late-breaking episode breaks down the Barr Summary of the Mueller Report and gives you some advance w... Read more

26 Mar 2019

1hr 27mins

Ranked #4

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OA303: Katy Perry & Facebook

OA303: Katy Perry & Facebook

Today's episode checks in on the record-setting $5 billion settlement that Facebook reached with the Federal Trade Commi... Read more

6 Aug 2019

1hr 33mins

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OA251.5 Abortion Special - More on June Medical Services v. Gee

OA251.5 Abortion Special - More on June Medical Services v. Gee

This rapid-response bonus episode tackles the Supreme Court's late-breaking stay of the 5th Circuit's opinion in June Me... Read more

10 Feb 2019

46mins

Ranked #6

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OA173: The Foreign Policy Show - Korea, Iran, and... Ann Coulter?

OA173: The Foreign Policy Show - Korea, Iran, and... Ann Coulter?

Today's episode heads overseas to discuss foreign policy; specifically, the Trump administration's actions with respect ... Read more

15 May 2018

1hr 15mins

Ranked #7

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OA73: Berkeley, Ann Coulter, and Free Speech (w/guest Travis Wester)

OA73: Berkeley, Ann Coulter, and Free Speech (w/guest Travis Wester)

In this episode, the guys engage in a discussion with actor Travis Wester, who criticized the show's coverage of the Ber... Read more

30 May 2017

1hr 40mins

Ranked #8

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OA283: Mueller Speaks! (& Clarence Thomas Pens a Nonsensical Concurrence)

OA283: Mueller Speaks! (& Clarence Thomas Pens a Nonsensical Concurrence)

Today's episode breaks down the statement made this week by Robert Mueller in connection with his report and investigati... Read more

31 May 2019

1hr 26mins

Ranked #9

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OA22: Libertarianism is Bad and You Should Feel Bad

OA22: Libertarianism is Bad and You Should Feel Bad

PLEASE PLEASE fill out a very brief survey for us!!! https://survey.libsyn.com/openargs In this week’s episode, we tackl... Read more

9 Nov 2016

1hr 6mins

Ranked #10

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OA98: More Sovereign Citizen Madness!

OA98: More Sovereign Citizen Madness!

If you or anyone you know has ever cared what color the fringe on the U.S. flag is, you will not want to miss this episo... Read more

25 Aug 2017

54mins

Ranked #11

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OA326: When the SCIF Hit the Fan

OA326: When the SCIF Hit the Fan

Today's episode tackles all your latest developments from high atop Yodel Mountain, including the national security-thre... Read more

25 Oct 2019

1hr 28mins

Ranked #12

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OA265: The Investigation is Over, But the Investigations Continue (feat. Randall Eliason)

OA265: The Investigation is Over, But the Investigations Continue (feat. Randall Eliason)

Today's breaking news episode contains a long interview with everyone's favorite former prosecutor, Randall Eliason, who... Read more

29 Mar 2019

1hr 23mins

Ranked #13

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OA167: Neil Gorsuch, Secret Liberal?

OA167: Neil Gorsuch, Secret Liberal?

Today's episode tackles the recent (and shocking) Supreme Court decision in which Neil Gorsuch voted with the Court's li... Read more

24 Apr 2018

1hr 2mins

Ranked #14

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OA41: Betsy DeVos and School Vouchers

OA41: Betsy DeVos and School Vouchers

In today's episode, we examine one of the favorite policy recommendations of President Trump's Secretary of Education, B... Read more

7 Feb 2017

57mins

Ranked #15

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OA129: "Don't Talk To The Police"

OA129: "Don't Talk To The Police"

Should you take legal advice from a viral video on YouTube? Today's episode is all about judges, lawyers, attorney-clien... Read more

12 Dec 2017

1hr 9mins

Ranked #16

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OA23: Trump Presidency Legal Q and A, Part 1

OA23: Trump Presidency Legal Q and A, Part 1

In part one of this two-part episode, we tackle every unique listener question posted to the Opening Arguments Facebook ... Read more

16 Nov 2016

1hr 6mins

Ranked #17

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OA90: Pardon Me? Yes, Donald Trump Can Pardon Himself

OA90: Pardon Me? Yes, Donald Trump Can Pardon Himself

In today's episode, Andrew definitively opines that the Presidential pardon power includes the right to self-pardon. We ... Read more

28 Jul 2017

1hr 7mins

Ranked #18

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Law'd Awful Movies #28: Alex Jones Deposition

Law'd Awful Movies #28: Alex Jones Deposition

Hey folks! We thought we'd release this LAM to everyone, because it was particularly interesting and educational. We hop... Read more

31 Aug 2019

2hr 13mins

Ranked #19

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OA60: Sex and Sexual Orientation

OA60: Sex and Sexual Orientation

In this episode, we take a look at a landmark decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Hively v. Ivy Tech Community... Read more

14 Apr 2017

1hr 17mins

Ranked #20

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OA45: What Could Donald Trump's Tax Returns Tell Us? (With Guest Tony Di Fatta) - Part 1

OA45: What Could Donald Trump's Tax Returns Tell Us? (With Guest Tony Di Fatta) - Part 1

In today's episode, we take a look at one of your most requested questions:  what might be in Donald Trump's taxes! We b... Read more

21 Feb 2017

1hr 5mins

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